• RAAF Airman Aircrew ~ Simply The Best ....
  • Boeing Globemaster C17-A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Alenia Spartan C-27J ~ 35 Squadron ....
  • Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport ~ 33 Squadron ....
  • Boeing 707-338C ~ 33 Squadron ....
  • Boeing E-7A Hawkeye ~ 2 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130J ~ 37 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130H ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130E ~ 37 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Pacific Aerospace CT4 ~ 1 Flying Training School ....
  • Bombardier Challenger CL604 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Beechcraft King Air 350 ~ 32 Squadron ....
  • BAC1-11 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Boeing BBJ 737-8 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Bell Iroquois UH-1H ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 ~ 38 Squadron ....
  • Boeing Chinook CH-47 ~ 12 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Orion P3 ~ 11 Squadron ....
  • Sikorsky Blackhawk UH-60 ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • Douglas DC3 ~ Aircraft Research and Development Unit ....
  • Pilatus PC9 ~ 2 Flying Training School ....
  • Aermacchi MB-326H ~ Roulettes ....

Cecil John BOSHAMMER OAM - Flight Engineer ....

Nickname: 'Boshy'.

Address: PO Box 193.
City: RICHMOND  NSW  2753.
Phone: 02 4578 2274.
Mobile: 0412 424 304.
Email: boshy458@gmail.com
Service Number: A122298.
Aircrew Position: Flight Engineer.
Mustering Prior: Airframe Fitter.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 36 Squadron.
  • 37 Squadron.
  • 285 Squadron.
Aircraft Crewed: Lockheed Hercules C-130H. (15,800 hours).
Decorations:
  • Medal of the Order of Australia.
  • Australian Active Service Medal with Clasps, 'Vietnam 1975', 'Iraq 2003', 'ICAT', 'Somalia'.
  • Vietnam Medal.
  • Iraq Medal.
  • Defence Force Service Medal with Clasp, Federation Star.
  • Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal.
  • Australian Defence Medal.
Other: John was awarded his Medal of the Order of Australia in June 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours for meritorious service to the Royal Australian Air Force as a Flight Engineer.  Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No S 242.8.

Vietnam Service Record.  John retired from the RAAF in 2012.
Profile Date: 22 November 2007.
Profile Updated: 09 July 2013.